Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Conforming, Dynamic, or Hybrid?

DCArt opened this issue on Jan 19, 2007 · 103 posts


svdl posted Mon, 12 February 2007 at 5:29 PM

cobaltdream: I agree. Very few content developers work on dynamic cloth, there is still a LOT to learn. 
The more I think about it, the more I believe that hybrids are the way to go. Actually, hybrids with helper bones, like my hybrid garter under development. The helper bone system has been developed for conforming clothes, years ago, and it has helped to partly overcome the conformer limitations, especially when it comes to skirts, dresses, and capes. 
I think hybrids with helper bones will enable the cloth developer to have the same level of detail as we've come to expect from conforming clothes, with the added versatility and natural flow of dynamics. The best of both worlds.

So, unlike what RorKonn states, I believe that a well developed hybrid will not suffer from the limitations of both conforming and dynamic clothes. On the contrary, I believe that it will be possible to use the strong points of the conforming parts to overcome the limits of dynamic, and the other way around. The best of both worlds.

Still, there's a lot of research to do. I wonder how "state of the art" Poser clothes will look, a year or two from now...

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